Perspectives

Pastor Tunde Bakare: a son’s honest reflection, by Kayode Adebiyi

I will forever hold Pastor Bakare in high esteem. I can’t write the history of my Christian journey without mentioning his name. I wrote as much in my tribute to him during his 70th birthday celebrations. I am one person who is obsessed with his Christian teachings because some of them sharpened my spiritual tentacles and prepared me for the…

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Spurious loans: Still waiting for Wale Edun’s response, by Yemi Adebowale

Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South recently raised vital queries about the foreign loans so far obtained by the Tinubu government. The exposes were heart-wrenching. According to the lawmaker, the loans were largely not for capital projects or verifiable tangible projects. Ndume said: “Let me say that I am not against borrowing. America, Japan, China and other big countries…

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Wike, ambition, betrayal, and the looming political drama, by Eguando Tone-Jeff

I just watched Wike’s interview, and honestly, I can’t stand the hypocrisy. His constant pontification about being a flawless politician is irritating. He criticizes others for doing exactly what he does, pretending it wasn’t his own political survival and future presidential ambition that made him support Tinubu. Atiku is playing his own politics by contesting serially like every ambitious politician.Buhari…

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David Ibieyomie: A grifter and his blasphemy, by Bamidele Johnson

I’d have collapsed in disbelief if this grifter had walked back on his ludicrous claim that Jesus hates the poor. He’s too high on his own supply to admit he was wrong. Pulpit grifters hardly walk back. You can count those who have on the fingers of a blind lathe operator’s hand. This chap is a mentee of Oyedepo, who…

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The return of colours: A walk through the Lagos Fanti Carnival, by Dayo Adedayo

It began with a call, one charged with gentle urgency. The Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture of Lagos State, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, summoned with clarity: “You must not miss this year’s Carnival.” Her voice bore the weight of history, and I instantly understood why. After nearly a decade in slumber, the Lagos Fanti Carnival awoke from its hibernation,…

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It is ten-ten to UBA for inclusivity with Braille account, by Bamidele Johnson

One day last week, I got a call from a childhood friend with whom I lost touch in 2000 or 2001. My friend who, much later in life, suffered the misfortune of losing his sight, met a mutual friend, from whom he got my phone number. I ignored his call thrice because Trucaller did not throw up one funny name…

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Why NTA, FRCN, VON and other public broadcasters must be liberated, by Aderemi Ogunpitan

Martins Oloja’s recent piece in The Guardian, “Time to Restructure NTA, FRCN/VON, Recover Daily Times – is a lament and battle cry. It lays bare the slow suffocation of Nigeria’s public broadcasters by a bureaucratic system that rewards mediocrity and punishes innovation. His message is simple: we must liberate our storytellers if we truly want to transform this nation. The…

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No barricades, no crisis: Debunking the false narrative of a military lockdown at Aso Rock, by Bilal Umar

A sensational and entirely baseless story published by an obscure online platform, Daily Excessive, has ignited a firestorm of speculation on social media, falsely claiming that the Presidential Villa in Abuja is under a military lockdown. The article, which has gained significant traction online, went as far as to allege that Vice President Kashim Shettima was denied entry to Aso…

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